2014-01-13 Deamalgamation Report Attachment

2.2 Transfer Committee
The LDIR provided for the establishment of a Transfer Committee to facilitate the de-amalgamation
of a continuing local government and the establishment of the new Noosa Council.

The Transfer Committee consists of the Sunshine Coast Council Chief Executive Officer Mr John
Knaggs and Noosa Transfer Manager Mr Peter Franks. Its function is to:

    to decide the assets and liabilities that are to be transferred to the new local government; and
    to settle joint agreements between the continuing local government and the new local
     government for matters to be decided because of the transfer, including, for example, the
     following:
     o     Capital works costs;
     o     Maintenance of boundary roads;
     o     Use of library and community facilities;
     o     Catchment management;
     o     Services, including, for example, road and park maintenance, waste and water services
           and sewerage; and
    subject to section 35(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (f) and (g), decide the costs associated with the de-
     amalgamation that are to be payable by the new Noosa Council; and
    to make decisions about other matters the Transfer Committee considers appropriate.

The Transfer Committee conducts its meetings at times and places as appropriate and is able to
invite persons necessary to ensure the orderly conduct of its business. These meetings are not
open to the public however the transfer committee is required to keep formal minutes of each
transfer committee meeting.

The Transfer Committee Meeting Minutes can be found at www.noosatt.qld.gov.au



2.3 Noosa Transfer Team
The Transfer Manager established the Noosa Transfer Team to support the de-amalgamation
process. This team report directly to the Transfer Manager. The tasks for the team include the
following:

    Detailed planning and identification of resource requirements;
    Gathering and reviewing information;
    Developing project plans and completing initiatives; and
    Risk management.

2.3.1 Noosa Transfer Working Team Steering Committee

The Transfer Manager also established the Noosa Transfer Working Team Steering Committee.
Chaired by the Transfer Manager, it comprised the Transfer Project Coordinator, Project Manager
Financial Services, Project Manager Corporate Systems and Team Leaders. When necessary,
team leaders invited other team members to attend meetings.

The Steering Committee met every three weeks to overview the progress of the implementation of
the TAP and to address emerging issues.


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